Microsoft founder Gates tops rich list again

on 20/09/2012 08:54:04

Bill Gates sits at the top of the latest Forbes 400, a list of the richest people in America.

The chairman of Microsoft has come in at number one for the 19th year in a row with 66bn (€50.5bn) up $7bn (€5.36bn) from a year earlier.

There are 45 women on the list, including Oprah Winfrey, who is worth $2.7bn (€2.06bn) and ranked at 151.